Block 229 Serangoon Ave 4
550229 · Serangoon Garden · Serangoon · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors
66Overall / 100
Summary
Block 229 Serangoon Ave 4 in Serangoon scores 65.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.7 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 15.6 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 480 m straight-line from Zhonghua Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 70
- Food
- 33
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 84
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 58
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 86
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 63
- Investors
- 58
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 32.2min
- one-north
- 35.2min
- Jurong East
- 49.3min
- Changi Airport
- 54.9min
315NELNSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
315CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
315CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
24EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap32 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 8 min (505 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 18 min riding
1m›315›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (83 m) to Blk 230
- Bus 315 · SBS Transit
Blk 230 → S'goon /blk 201 · 3 stops · 3 min - Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.
MRT stations
transit- Serangoon Mrt Station9.7 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station10 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station10 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1669 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Serangoon Garden Market15.6 min
- Chomp Chomp Food Centre16.6 min
- Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 409 (Teck Ghee Square)26 min
Supermarkets
daily- Teo Bobby5.6 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Shenton Medical Group5 min
- Q & M Medical Family Clinic5.3 min
- Koh'S T & T Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.5.4 min
Parks & green
green- Chuan Walk Pg5.8 min
- Colchester Grove Os6.6 min
- Boundary Road Park7.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- AMKFSC Cluster Support27.6 min
- Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46927.6 min
- COMNET @ Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre30.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)8.9 min
- The Serangoon CC25.1 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)25.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library12.8 min
- Bishan Public Library44.2 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Serangoon planning area- Age profile
- In Serangoon, 11.1% of residents are under 15 and 19.3% are 65 or older.
- 60–648.6%25–298%55–598%50–547.2%
- Household income
- 47.7% of Serangoon households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- $20,000+22.6%No working person14%$15,000–17,4995.4%$17,500–19,9994.7%
- Dwelling mix
- 57.9% of Serangoon households live in HDB flats; 41.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 4 room flats27.6%Landed properties25.6%HDB 5 room and executive flats17.1%Condominiums and other apartments16.2%
- Household size
- 35.1% of Serangoon households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person21%3-person20.5%4-person20.2%1-person14.1%
- In education
- Of Serangoon residents currently in education, 31.3% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary29%Secondary24.5%University21.6%Polytechnic9.7%
- Commute to work
- 53.8% of working Serangoon residents commute by public transport; 35.2% drive or ride.
- Car29.6%MRT LRT and bus25.1%MRT LRT only14.5%Bus12.3%
Resident data for the Serangoon planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Serangoon Garden
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$646▲ 10.9%5
4 ROOMS$551▼ 2.7%5
5 ROOMS$606▲ 10.4%1
EXECUTIVES$617▲ 12.0%1